Francis Bacon

by Francesca Marini

Francis Bacon was born in Ireland of English parents in 1909 and died in 1992. Self-taught, he expressed the satirical, horrifying, and hallucinatory in such works as Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion (1944, Tate Gallery, London). His artwork is known for its bold, austere, and often grotesque or nightmarish imagery.

Genres: Art

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Theut]

Francesco Pancetta regala sempre soddisfazioni. Volume equilibrato tra interviste, biografia e una buona selezione di opere. Consigliato.

[Kostas]

Κακή επιμέλεια, αφού όσα αναφέρει για τη ζωή του Μπέικον στην αρχή του βιβλίου τα επαναλαμβάνει στα σχόλια κάθε πίνακα.

[Samuel]

A rundown of Bacon's rise to fame from an artistic point-of-view, documenting his progression through exhibitions and word of mouth through the art world. It could do with a more accessible tone and more concern for his private life, but a perfectly good addition to my Francis Bacon collection, if I can call it that. Also includes around 50 paintings, although the mini format perhaps does not do them justice.

[Vanlilith]

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